Cesafi 2017

Tag: Southwester University

  • UV dethrones SWU

    UV dethrones SWU

    CEBU (Updated 11:15 p.m.) – The University of the Visayas (UV) dethroned Southwestern University (SWU) on Thursday and grabbed its 10th Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc (Cesafi) College Division men’s basketball crown after taking the deciding Game 5 of the best of five finals series,64-62.

    SWU was poised to win the title as it held a 2-0 advantage entering Game 3 last Sunday but out of nowhere, UV struck back, winning Game 3 in double-overtime and Game 4 last Tuesday to forge the deciding match. (READ MORE)

  • Lancers force Game 5

    Lancers force Game 5

    PLAYING like there was no tomorrow, the nine-time champions University of the Visayas Green Lancers sent the series to the deciding Game 5 following a 71-66 win in Game 4 that evened the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) College Division’s best-of-5 championship series to 2-2 at the Cebu Coliseum last night.

    The Lancers played like a well-oiled war machine, hitting the Cobras hard then holding steady in the final minutes when the defending champions were hot on their tail, to force the rubber-match at 4 p.m. on Thursday. (READ MORE)

  • SWU nears sweep

    SWU nears sweep

    THE defending champions Southwestern University Cobras again proved their dominance over the University of the Visayas Green Lancers with another masterful 71-60 victory in Game 2 last night at the Cebu Coliseum to move a win away from clinching the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college basketball title.

    The Cobras now lead in the best of five championship series, 2-0, after their fifth win over the Lancers this season. It was also their eighth straight win over UV, counting their Game 4 and 5 wins in last year’s finals and the Southern Island Championships of the PCCL last year. (READ MORE)

  • UV bows to SWU in Cesafi semifinals

    UV bows to SWU in Cesafi semifinals

    FRUSTRATION was written all over the faces of the University of the Visayas Green Lancers as bad calls cost them the game, and they yielded their third straight loss to bitter rivals Southwestern University Cobras, 77-70, in the semifinal round of the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) College Basketball tournament held at the Cebu Coliseum last night.

    Bad calls came when UV were hot on the tails of the defending champions. The most crucial one was in the final 17.1 seconds when coach Felix “Donbel” Belano Jr. blew his top and shouted at the referee. Read More

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